How can you save a lot of time and boring repetition when it comes to formatting in Word?
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Review: The Awakening, by Kate Chopin
I loved the writing. Some of it is very funny, all of it is well-observed.
Read MoreIs creative writing teachable?
Some people say "of course creative writing can be taught", while others say the opposite. I take a slightly more nuanced view.
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You, by Terry Freedman
PhotoPrompt #51: Big words
What are big words doing in the City of London?
Read MoreReview: The Kreutzer Sonata, by Tolstoy
The real question is: was she or wasn’t she?
Read MoreReview: First Love, by Turgenev
This is the story of a boy of 15 falling in love for the first time, as related by his middle-aged self. What can I say?
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Er, not that kind of platform. Photo: Station platform, by Terry Freedman
The Professional Writer: Why you need a platform
Setting up a platform is easy. Keeping it fresh is time-consuming, and in strict accounting terms may not be worth the time and effort as far as generating income is concerned. So why bother?
Read MoreThe Professional Writer: 8 reasons to blog
Here are my reflections on some of the reasons that I think writers should maintain a blog.
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Not sure, by Terry Freedman
Minding our language
Using words correctly is essential. Why?
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Panic, by Terry Freedman
The writer's dilemma: writer's block (Revisited)
My ability to be creative has been diminishing, mainly because of having to deal with “stuff”. My solution is, perhaps, not what you might expect.
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Robot Reporter, by Terry Freedman
Automatic writing (Updated)
The term “automatic writing” is usually associated with a particular psychic phenomenon. However, software now exists that can take data, such as sports results, and generate reports from it.
One of several metal balls leading up to the Millennium Bridge
PhotoPrompt #50: Stainless Steel Ball
What’s a stainless steel ball doing near the iconic Millennium Bridge?
Read MoreVote for me!
in News & views
Why should members of the Society of Authors vote for me in the Management Committee elections?
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Tired out, by Terry Freedman
Renaming several files at the same time
If the thought of renaming lots of files individually is exhausting, how can you rename several files simultaneously on either a Mac or a PC?
Read MorePhotoPrompt #49: A gunpowder magazine
Imagine being in the same (small) building as 10,400 barrels of gunpowder…
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Notebook and Pencil, by Terry Freedman
The Professional Writer: Know Your Rights
Do you know about types of copyright and moral rights?
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Writer's Block, by Terry Freedman
An interesting way of dealing with writer's block
How did the English comedian Spike Milligan break through writer’s block?
Read MoreProofreading (by someone else) is essential
When it comes to proofreading, we tend to hear what we expect to hear. Why? And what can we do about it?
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Metal box in a park, by Terry Freedman
PhotoPrompt #48: Metal box on a pole in a park
I have no idea what this is for, or what it contains.
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Prose Poem
Two reviews of The Penguin Book of the Prose Poem
As I’ve written two reviews of this book, I thought I’d publish the links to them in one place — which is here!
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